Comments on: If I Had It to Do All Over Again http://chrisberryonthe.net/2008/09/03/if-i-had-it-to-do-all-over-again/ A Curious Compendium Of Politics, Food and Life Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:49:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Di http://chrisberryonthe.net/2008/09/03/if-i-had-it-to-do-all-over-again/#comment-1360 Di Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:56:04 +0000 http://chrisberryonthe.net/?p=109#comment-1360 Chris, I am married to an introvert and from what he has told me over the years, he had pretty much the same experiences with high school that you did. He was bored with English and Literature classes and had no use or comprehension of poetry or Hamlet. To this day at age 57 he still “can’t understand why everyone in school is forced to study it since it is useless”. His high school instructors and principal wanted him to speak at their high school graduation and he said if they insisted on it that he would not attend the graduation. He did not attend his graduation ceremony so guess I don’t have to tell you what the principal decided. Because he did not attend, the school withheld his diploma. He didn’t care because he was on his way to Vietnam anyway. My husband is now an engineer for a large company and writes electrical testing programs and builds test machines. He sits in front of a computer doing what he loves, not having to deal with people. His mind never shuts off… he hardly ever sleeps through the night because of his over active mind. Always thinking and solving problems. It can be frustrating to him, but he accepts who he is and that he his mind works this way. He’s very introverted because his brain is wired that way. Without people like this in the world we would be without many great technical discoveries and achievements. You are obviously and achiever type as well, and it sounds as though your son may be too… we have a 3 year old grandson also showing signs of being introverted. He’s a great deal like his grandpa. Nothing wrong with that…. I am looking forward to him one day being a great scientist, engineer or architect. My husband did not get his college degree until the age of 45. It’s not too late for you either. Good luck…. and good website! Sincerely, Di Chris, I am married to an introvert and from what he has told me over the years, he had pretty much the same experiences with high school that you did. He was bored with English and Literature classes and had no use or comprehension of poetry or Hamlet. To this day at age 57 he still “can’t understand why everyone in school is forced to study it since it is useless”.
His high school instructors and principal wanted him to speak at their high school graduation and he said if they insisted on it that he would not attend the graduation. He did not attend his graduation ceremony so guess I don’t have to tell you what the principal decided. Because he did not attend, the school withheld his diploma. He didn’t care because he was on his way to Vietnam anyway.
My husband is now an engineer for a large company and writes electrical testing programs and builds test machines. He sits in front of a computer doing what he loves, not having to deal with people. His mind never shuts off… he hardly ever sleeps through the night because of his over active mind. Always thinking and solving problems. It can be frustrating to him, but he accepts who he is and that he his mind works this way. He’s very introverted because his brain is wired that way. Without people like this in the world we would be without many great technical discoveries and achievements.
You are obviously and achiever type as well, and it sounds as though your son may be too… we have a 3 year old grandson also showing signs of being introverted. He’s a great deal like his grandpa. Nothing wrong with that…. I am looking forward to him one day being a great scientist, engineer or architect.
My husband did not get his college degree until the age of 45. It’s not too late for you either. Good luck…. and good website!
Sincerely,
Di

]]> By: Maurreen http://chrisberryonthe.net/2008/09/03/if-i-had-it-to-do-all-over-again/#comment-362 Maurreen Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:15:12 +0000 http://chrisberryonthe.net/?p=109#comment-362 I am also INTP and in my 40s. And stubborn. :) When I was young, I liked to draw floor plans. I thought about becoming an architect, but I was too much of a perfectionist when I took a drafting course. I am also INTP and in my 40s. And stubborn. :)

When I was young, I liked to draw floor plans. I thought about becoming an architect, but I was too much of a perfectionist when I took a drafting course.

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